7853: Giving zakaah to the people of
Chechnya

Is it permissible to give zakaah to the
people of Chechnya in the light of the current circumstances, i.e., the Russian invasion?

Praise be to Allaah.

Yes, it is permissible to give zakaah to the Muslims in
Chechnya, whether they are unarmed civilians in the refugee camps or elsewhere, so long as
they are among the poor and needy, and many of them would also come under the heading of
wayfarers (travellers who are cut off from everything); or they are among those who are
fighting the Russian kaafirs, because they are mon those whom Allaah describes as “[fighting]
for Allaah’s cause” [al-Tawbah 9:60 – interpretation of the meaning].
We ask Allaah to grant victory to the Muslims and to inflict defeat upon the kuffaar. May
Allaah bless our Prophet Muhammad and his family and companions, and grant them peace.